Ohio State
Big Ten · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$32.5M - $44M
#2 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-47
17 in, 37 out
Top Model Price
$6.2M
Julian Sayin
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#2 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Ohio State player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Sayin | QB | starter | $6.2M | $6.2M |
| 2 | Jeremiah Smith | WR | starter | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 3 | James Smith | DL | starter | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 4 | Austin Siereveld | OL | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 5 | Devin McCuin | WR | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 6 | Earl Little Jr. | S | starter | $1M | $1M |
| 7 | Bo Jackson | RB | starter | $977K | $977K |
| 8 | Damari Simeon | DL | starter | $920K | $920K |
| 9 | Emanuel Ruffin | DL | starter | $920K | $920K |
| 10 | Dre Quinn | EDGE | starter | $920K | $920K |
| 11 | Sam Greer | OT | starter | $803K | $803K |
| 12 | Maxwell Riley | IOL | starter | $803K | $803K |
| 13 | Kyle Parker | WR | starter | $751K | $751K |
| 14 | Luke Fahey | QB | rotation | $739K | $739K |
| 15 | Carson Hinzman | OL | starter | $706K | $706K |
| 16 | Dominick Kelly | CB | starter | $700K | $700K |
| 17 | Jay Timmons | CB | starter | $700K | $700K |
| 18 | Blaine Bradford | S | starter | $700K | $700K |
| 19 | Jordan Thomas | CB | starter | $700K | $700K |
| 20 | Vasean Washington | OT | starter | $565K | $565K |
| 21 | Jaeden Ricketts | WR | rotation | $534K | $534K |
| 22 | Jerquaden Guilford | WR | rotation | $531K | $531K |
| 23 | Cincere Johnson | LB | starter | $502K | $502K |
| 24 | CJ Sanna | LB | starter | $502K | $502K |
| 25 | Braxton Rembert | LB | starter | $502K | $502K |
| 26 | Brandon Inniss | WR | rotation | $460K | $460K |
| 27 | John Walker | DL | rotation | $418K | $418K |
| 28 | Khary Wilder | DL | rotation | $362K | $362K |
| 29 | Qua Russaw | EDGE | rotation | $335K | $335K |
| 30 | Hunter Welcing | TE | starter | $317K | $317K |
| 31 | Justyn Martin | QB | depth | $292K | $292K |
| 32 | Favour Akih | RB | rotation | $292K | $292K |
| 33 | Darryus McKinley | DL | rotation | $255K | $255K |
| 34 | Terry Moore | S | rotation | $233K | $233K |
| 35 | Khmari Bing | S | rotation | $233K | $233K |
| 36 | CJ Donaldson | RB | rotation | $224K | $224K |
| 37 | Luke Montgomery | OL | depth | $223K | $223K |
| 38 | Christian Alliegro | LB | rotation | $219K | $219K |
| 39 | Cam Calhoun | CB | rotation | $216K | $216K |
| 40 | Payton Pierce | LB | depth | $211K | $211K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Ohio State: 17 in, 37 out, net star flow -47. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Little Jr. | S | 4 | IN | Florida State | winter |
| Terry Moore | S | 4 | IN | Duke | winter |
| Hunter Welcing | TE | 4 | IN | Northwestern | winter |
| James Smith | DL | 4 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Qua Russaw | EDGE | 4 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Dominick Kelly | CB | 4 | IN | Georgia | winter |
| Mason Williams | TE | 3 | IN | Ohio | winter |
| John Walker | DL | 3 | IN | UCF | winter |
| Devin McCuin | WR | 3 | IN | UTSA | winter |
| Christian Alliegro | LB | 3 | IN | Wisconsin | winter |
| Justyn Martin | QB | 3 | IN | Maryland | winter |
| Connor Hawkins | K | 3 | IN | Baylor | winter |
| Cam Calhoun | CB | 3 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Ja'Kobi Jackson | RB | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Kyle Parker | WR | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Vasean Washington | OT | 3 | IN | Dartmouth | winter |
| Dalton Riggs | LS | - | IN | UCF | winter |
| Quincy Porter | WR | 4 | OUT | Notre Dame | winter |
| Tegra Tshabola | IOL | 4 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Faheem Delane | S | 4 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Mylan Graham | WR | 4 | OUT | Notre Dame | winter |
| Keenan Nelson Jr. | S | 4 | OUT | Georgia State | other |
| Lincoln Kienholz | QB | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| C.J. Hicks | EDGE | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Bryce West | CB | 3 | OUT | Wisconsin | winter |
| James Peoples | RB | 3 | OUT | Penn State | winter |
| Isaiah Kema | IOL | 3 | OUT | Utah | winter |
| Bryson Rodgers | WR | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Sam Dixon | RB | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Maxwell Roy | DL | 3 | OUT | UCLA | winter |
| Jelani Thurman | TE | 3 | OUT | North Carolina | winter |
| Eric Mensah | DL | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Logan George | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Washington | winter |
| Jarquez Carter | DL | 3 | OUT | Miami | winter |
| Joshua Mickens | EDGE | 3 | OUT | UConn | winter |
| Trajen Odom | DL | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Malik Hartford | S | 3 | OUT | UCLA | winter |
| Ahmed Tounkara | DL | 3 | OUT | Western Michigan | winter |
| Damarion Witten | WR | 3 | OUT | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Dorian Williams | WR | 3 | OUT | Youngstown State | winter |
| Cody Haddad | S | 3 | OUT | Iowa | winter |
| Diante Griffin | CB | 3 | OUT | Ball State | winter |
| Aaron Scott Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Oregon | winter |
| Justin Terry | OT | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Jayvon McFadden | IOL | 3 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Devontae Armstrong | IOL | 3 | OUT | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Dominic Kirks | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Northwestern | winter |
| Bukari Miles Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Incarnate Word | winter |
| Bodpegn Miller | WR | 3 | OUT | Washington | winter |
| Mason Maggs | QB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Nick McLarty | P | - | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| Grant Mills | LS | - | OUT | Massachusetts | winter |
| Ty Howard | S | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jackson Courville | K | - | OUT | Tulane | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$22.9M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$295.3M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.